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By Amy Simonson, CNN Downtown Chicago will host the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street-circuit race next July, NASCAR officials, drivers and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday. “Really excited about announcing that for the first time with our national series that we’ll be bringing it to a street course, and what better place to do it

By Ben Morse, CNN Australia striker Sam Kerr will become the first female player to feature on the global front cover of the popular football game, FIFA. The Chelsea forward will feature alongside Paris St-Germain star Kylian Mbappé on the cover of FIFA 23 for the global edition. “Two phenomenal forces up front. One ultimate

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) won the CONCACAF Women’s Championship with a 1-0 victory against Canada in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday night, securing its place in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Striker Alex Morgan scored a penalty in the 78th minute, after Canada’s Allysha Chapman fouled Rose Lavelle in the box.

By Ben Church, CNN Borussia Dortmund‘s new striker Sébastien Haller has been sidelined indefinitely after he discovered a testicular tumor, the club confirmed. In a statement, Dortmund said the 28-year-old had felt unwell during a training camp in Switzerland on Monday and underwent a number of medical examinations. He has now returned to Germany where

By Jacob Lev and Amy Woodyatt, CNN University of Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson is changing his nickname, abandoning the moniker ‘AR-15’ because of its association with gun violence. “While a nickname is only a nickname and ‘AR-15’ was simply a representation of my initials combined with my jersey number, it is important to me that

By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Surrounded by brightly colored banners and fellow climate activists, three Extinction Rebellion protestors climbed atop an oil tanker in April, blocked one of central London’s main roads and were arrested. Among those protesting were British Olympians Etienne Stott — a London 2012 canoe slalom gold medalist

By Ben Church, CNN Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a trademark performance to win a record fifth 100m title at the World Championships on Sunday. The Jamaican exploded out of the blocks and had the race sewn up way before crossing the line in a championship record time of 10.67 seconds. Fraser-Pryce won her first world 100m

By Homero DeLaFuente, CNBN Chase Ealey made history on Saturday night as she became the first American woman to win the shot put world title at the World Athletics Championships. At the competition in Eugene, Oregon, Ealey took the lead on the first attempt of the six finals rounds with a throw of 20.49 meters

By Amanda Musa, CNN The University of Pennsylvania nominated swimmer Lia Thomas — who has become the face of the debate on transgender women in sports — for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award. The Ivy League swimmer was nominated as a Division I athlete for Swimming and Diving, according to the NCAA

By Gawon Bae, CNN A few minutes before Tottenham Hotspur’s squad touched down in Seoul on July 10, hundreds of fans gathered at Incheon Airport started screaming out of surprise. Tottenham’s South Korean star Son Heung-min made an unannounced appearance from his vacation to welcome his teammates visiting his home country for a preseason tour.

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN It’s been over a century, but Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe will finally be recognized for his sporting dominance. On Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced they will reinstate Thorpe as the sole Olympic champion in the decathlon and pentathlon of the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Thorpe was

By Ben Church, Ben Morse and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Christian Eriksen has signed a three-year deal with Manchester United, just over 12 months after he suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. The midfielder received lifesaving treatment on the pitch after collapsing during Denmark’s game against Finland in Copenhagen in June 2021. But those harrowing

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Canada’s women’s and men’s national soccer teams have called on Sport Canada, a branch of the country’s federal government, to investigate the sport’s national governing body following serious allegations about the way decisions are made within the organization. In a statement shared by Olympic gold medalist Christine Sinclair on Twitter on

By Matias Grez and Jill Martin, CNN Nearly 100 visa issues for athletes and officials scheduled to be participating in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US, remain unresolved, a World Athletics spokesperson told CNN Thursday. In total, 374 visa cases have been escalated to a joint group comprising of the United States Olympic and

By Issy Ronald, CNN The Miami Marlins secured a bruising 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday — in every sense of the word. Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas was hit square in the mouth by Oneil Cruz’s helmet as Cruz unsuccessfully tried to steal second base at the top of the ninth inning. Rojas

By Matias Grez and Jack Bantock, CNN In the past three seasons, Portuguese giant Benfica has generated more than $200 million from the sale of just two players that came through the club’s academy: João Félix and Rúben Dias. Over the years, the club’s academy — known as the Benfica Campus — has nurtured numerous

By David Close, CNN Hockey Canada has apologized for a lack of action following an alleged sexual assault by members of the Canadian world junior team. In an open letter posted Thursday, the organization said it was reopening an independent investigation after an outcry from fans, families, sponsors and those involved in the alleged incident

By Jacob Lev, CNN University of Oregon tight end Spencer Webb died Wednesday from a head injury after a fall, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Thursday. Webb was 22. According to the sheriff’s office, police responded to the rockslides near Lake Triangle, Oregon where a 22-year-old male “fell and struck his head.” The

By Jack Bantock, CNN Every golfer playing at the Open Championship this week will be thrilled to see an eagle. Yet so too will thousands of fans. Situated on the east coast of Scotland, St Andrews may be affectionately known as the ‘home of golf,’ but it’s a residence shared by some highly disruptive roommates:

By Issy Ronald, CNN With the score level at 2-2, Daniëlle van de Donk fired a perfect strike into the top right-hand corner of the goal from the edge of the penalty box, sealing a 3-2 victory for The Netherlands against Portugal in their Women’s Euro group stage match-up. “I almost never score goals like

By Ben Morse, CNN Shohei Ohtani is on a tear like no one else in Major League Baseball. And on Wednesday, a few days after being named an All-Star as both a pitcher and a hitter, Ohtani continued his hot steak — once again making history — this time matching two historic feats. The two-way

By Jacob Lev and Travis Caldwell, CNN Ten Kansas City Royals players have been placed on the restricted list and will be ineligible to play in the team’s four-game series this week against the Toronto Blue Jays, team manager Mike Matheny said on Wednesday. All 10 are unvaccinated against Covid-19 and ineligible to play in

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Irish sprinter Leon Reid has been barred from participating in the 2022 Commonwealth Games following a “security risk assessment,” according to a statement from the Commonwealth Games provided to CNN affiliate CNN-News18. The Olympic semifinalist was given a suspended sentence in February after he was found guilty of allowing crack

By Camille Knight and Amandine Hess, CNN The French Senate cleared Liverpool fans of any responsibility in the Champions League Final chaos, instead blaming French decision-making, two senators told journalists in a press conference Wednesday presenting conclusions of a report on the violence. The Senate has not yet released the report publicly at the time

By Ben Morse, CNN Eight-time champion Germany qualified for the quarterfinals of the Women’s Euro 2022 with a 2-0 victory over Spain on Tuesday. An early goal from Klara Bühl settled any nerves for the German side at the Brentford Community Stadium, before Alexandra Popp doubled the lead later in the first half. The clinical

By Ben Morse, CNN Golf has come a long way since Willie Park Senior and Old Tom Morris, in a field of just eight players, competed in the first Open in 1860 at Prestwick. Long gone are the days of men playing in suits and using wooden clubs in a sport that has since transitioned

By Issy Ronald and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Tiger Woods has outlined the full extent of his opposition to the Saudi-backed LIV Invitational Golf series, and reaffirmed his commitment to the PGA Tour, in a press conference ahead of Thursday’s 150th Open. “I disagree with it [the players’ decision to join LIV Golf],” the 15-time-major winner

By David Close and Matt Foster, CNN Stage 10 of the Tour de France was halted on Tuesday after protesters blocked the road during the race. All riders were forced to stop as the protesters sat across the road to block a clear and safe passage forward. The broadcast showed authorities on the scene addressing

By Issy Ronald, CNN A year ago, Matt Ryan was a Door Dash driver, after his NBA contract had been waived by the Denver Nuggets. On Monday, as he collapsed to the floor shooting a three-pointer for victory, he watched the flight of the ball with trepidation, convinced it would float wide. “I thought it

By Ben Morse, CNN Marion Hollins was never afraid to push boundaries. Golf could be an unforgiving sport for women, in particular at a time when women’s rights were severely restricted in the US. However, Hollins became one of the leading figures in the sport during the first half of the last century, with her

By Matias Grez, CNN England’s women laid down an early marker at Euro 2022 with a stunning 8-0 hammering of Norway to book their place in the knockout stages. After a tense and lackluster 1-0 win over Austria in the opening game of the tournament, the shackles were off on Matchday two as England became

By Zahid Mahmood, CNN Long distance running legend Mo Farah has told the BBC that he was trafficked into the UK as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. The revelation comes in a new documentary by the British broadcaster set to air on Wednesday. In it, Farah also says his real

By Wayne Sterling and Steve Almasy, CNN Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining the new Denver Broncos ownership group, the NFL team announced Monday. Rice said it was an honor to join the ownership group. “Football has been an integral part of my life since the moment it was introduced to me, and

By Ben Church and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was at the forefront of everyone’s mind as the WNBA All-Star game tipped off in Chicago on Sunday. Griner was named an honorary All-Star player this year and every effort was made to spread awareness of her situation. It comes after

By Matias Grez, CNN Spain arrived in England for Euro 2022 tipped by many as a contender to win the tournament. The national team’s ascent from also-ran to ever-present in major competitions over the past decade has been one of the more remarkable rises on the women’s international stage. Euro 2022 was supposed to showcase

By Issy Ronald, CNN On July 7, 2019, the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) won a record fourth World Cup title, confirming its dominance over the women’s game. Three years later, on July 7, 2022, the USA took its first step to defending its title by sealing a place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World

By Matt Foster and Ben Church, CNN Former FIFA and UEFA Presidents Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted of fraud, forgery and mismanagement in a court in Switzerland on Friday. The trial centered on a payment made by FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, to Platini in 2011. At the time, Platini was President

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Sandra Douglass Morgan as team president, making her the first Black woman in that position for an NFL team. In a news conference at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas announcing the hiring, Morgan was asked what it meant for her to make league history. “I

By David Close and Alaa Elassar, CNN Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to an abdominal injury. The 22-time grand slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios in their semifinal match on Friday. Kyrgios will now head straight to the final to face the winner of the match between Novak Djokovic and Cameron

By Ben Morse, CNN Three security guards at Wimbledon have been arrested after an alleged fight broke out among the group. The altercation, which happened on the grounds of the grand slam on Friday, was broken up by London Metropolitan Police officers. According to the Guardian, the alleged fight broke out in front of fans

By Amy Woodyatt and Matt Foster, CNN Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged on the final night of the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, last month in Budapest. The swimmer, who won a bronze medal in the women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay said she remembers “celebrating my competition,” but then came a “four-to-six hour window

By Ben Church, CNN Tennis star Nick Kyrgios says ongoing allegations of assault made it “hard” to focus on his quarterfinal match at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The Australian, who beat Chile’s Cristian Garín in straight sets to reach the semifinals, has been summoned to court next month in Canberra after allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend

By Matias Grez, CNN Rafael Nadal says he doesn’t know if he’ll be fit enough to face Nick Kyrgios in their Wimbledon semifinal on Friday. The Spaniard came through a grueling five-set epic against Taylor Fritz on Wednesday, winning 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6 in four hours and 20 minutes, but at times looked to

By George Ramsay, CNN Simona Halep said she’s playing her best tennis since winning Wimbledon in 2019 as she reached the semifinals at SW19 with a 6-2 6-4 victory against Amanda Anisimova. Halep, who had to take an extended break from the sport last year while she recovered from a calf injury, looked to be

By Issy Ronald, CNN At last year’s London Marathon, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär set course records in the men’s and women’s wheelchair races respectively. This year, organizers are setting records before the race has even begun, announcing on Wednesday that the 2022 London Marathon will host the richest wheelchair races in history. The

By Ben Morse, CNN He came in with a lot of hype and expectation, and in his first professional outing, Chet Holmgren shone. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder donned the blue jersey for the first time on Tuesday in the NBA Summer League. The Summer

By Ben Morse, CNN Ons Jabeur made history on the grass courts of Wimbledon Tuesday as she became the first Arab or North African woman to reach the semifinals of a grand slam. The world No. 3 rallied from a set down, overcoming a nervy start, to beat Marie Bouzková 3-6 6-1 6-1 on Centre

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Former NFL player Demaryius Thomas was suffering from stage 2 CTE when he died late last year, according to his parents. Katina Stuckey Smith and Bobby Thomas said the diagnosis came after an examination of their son’s brain following his death in December, according to a news release from the Concussion

By George Ramsay, CNN At 8:30 a.m., a few hours before play starts at Wimbledon, Tatjana Maria heads to practice. It’s a daily ritual that has served her well throughout the tournament so far, even though she won’t end up hitting a ball. That’s because her eight-year-old daughter, Charlotte, is a budding tennis star who

By Amy Woodyatt and Matt Foster, CNN Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is due to face court next month in the Australian capital of Canberra after allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend late last year, according to Australian news reports. When asked about the court appearance on Tuesday, Australian police told CNN in a statement: “ACT Policing

By Matias Grez, CNN Euro 2022 looks set to be the crescendo for a record-breaking wave of support for women’s football in Europe this season. Around 450,000 tickets have already been sold for the 16-team tournament — including a sellout 73,200 for England’s opener against Austria at Old Trafford and 87,200 for the Wembley final

By Ben Morse, CNN Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell said that he’s received death threats telling him to “go die” having joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour. Golfers have been criticized heavily for joining the breakaway tour, which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) — a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed

By Ben Morse, CNN Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he supports the cause of environmentalist group Just Stop Oil, but not some of its methods after group members invaded the track during the British Grand Prix. At Sunday’s Grand Prix at Silverstone, a group of protesters wearing orange T-shirts sat on

By George Ramsay, CNN Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been fined following their fiery third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday. World No. 5 Tsitsipas was handed a $10,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct — the joint-highest single fine of the tournament so far. After the match, he apologized for hitting a ball into the

By Issy Ronald, CNN As he has done so many times before, Roger Federer stepped onto Centre Court at Wimbledon. But clad in a suit and tie, rather than traditional Wimbledon whites, the 40-year-old was attending the tournament’s Centre Court Centenary Celebration on Sunday. Predictably, he received a raucous welcome from fans. “This court has

By Matias Grez, CNN Formula One driver Zhou Guanyu has credited his car’s halo protection device for saving his life after he was involved in a horrific high-speed crash during the first lap of Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Zhou was one of several drivers involved in the turn one crash, which resulted in his Alfa

By Ben Church, CNN Carlos Sainz secured his first victory in F1 during a dramatic British Grand Prix on Sunday where Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu survived a huge crash on the first lap. The race had to be restarted after Zhou’s car was flipped upside down and crashed into a fence having been clipped shortly

By Ben Church, CNN Stefanos Tsitsipas said Nick Kyrgios has an “evil side” to his character after losing to the Australian in a feisty match at Wimbledon on Saturday. Kyrgios beat Tsitsipas in four sets — 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) — in an action-packed, controversial game on Court One but the pair continued the feud

By Andrew McNicol, CNN Ukrainian professional footballer Aleks Shliakotin begged his parents to flee the country after Russian bombs went off a kilometer from their Kyiv home. But they were adamant they would be fine hiding out in their old apartment in the leafy suburb of Bucha. That was back in February. Four months on,

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek, ranked world No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association, was defeated by France’s Alizé Cornet at Wimbledon Saturday, ending her 37-match winning streak. Swiatek, who lost to Cornet, 6-4 6-2, in the third round match, started slow in the opening set dropping the first

By Ben Church, CNN Venus Williams said she had “no plans” of playing at Wimbledon this year but that the atmosphere around the grass court grand slam persuaded her to play. The 42-year-old has not played competitively for almost a year but has partnered up with Jamie Murray, brother of three-time grand slam champion Andy

By Homero de la Fuente, CNN The DP World Tour, formerly the European Tour, has responded to a letter from sixteen LIV Golf series players who are threatening legal action after they were sanctioned for participating in the first event of the controversial Saudi-backed series in London. In a statement shared with CNN, DP World

By George Ramsay, CNN Nick Kyrgios thought his first-round match was one of the worst he’s ever played at Wimbledon; his performance against Filip Krajinovic two days later, however, may have been his best. The Australian produced a serving masterclass as he swept aside Krajinovic, a beaten finalist at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, in

By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN NBA superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insiders Sham Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to ESPN, the 33-year-old’s business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Wojnarowski that they are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on

By David Close, CNN In a seismic shift to the collegiate sports landscape, the two Southern California powerhouse universities — UCLA and USC — said Thursday they are leaving the Pac-12 Conference for the Big Ten Conference at the start of the 2024-25 season. Both universities announced their intentions to swap conferences in separate statements

By Jacob Lev, CNN Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested and charged with a felony in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD Officer Matthew Cruz confirmed the arrest on a warrant, but said he could not say what the warrant is for due its “confidential nature.” In a

By Amanda Davies and Amy Woodyatt, CNN It has been another tumultuous week in Formula One. Former driver Nelson Piquet apologized Wednesday for his racial slur aimed at Lewis Hamilton and said his comments had no racist intent. Piquet used a Brazilian Portuguese racial slur to describe seven-time champion Hamilton when addressing a high-speed collision

By Ben Morse, CNN Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would “take a bullet” for Vladimir Putin and called the Russian President a “first-class person.” When asked on British TV show Good Morning Britain if President Putin was still a friend of his, the 91-year-old Englishman said on Thursday: “I’d still take

By Ben Morse, CNN At 6 p.m. ET on June 30, there will be fireworks. Because at precisely that time, NBA teams are officially permitted to begin negotiations with free agents. Some players’ phones will be ringing off the hook at 6:01 p.m., while others will be forced to wait. And following the NBA Draft

By Ben Morse, CNN Shoes, hat, bag. Ugo Humbert arrived on Wimbledon’s No.2 court with most of the essentials needed for his second-round match against Casper Ruud — except for his rackets. After a 90-minute rain delay, Humbert set off to face his Norwegian opponent only to halt the match even further when he had